Analysis of drowning in the earth
I saw him, his wings black, in robes of white, his long brown wavy hair.
Calling to me to rescue him from the fires of hell.
His name whispers in my ears.
Like the oceans in the night.
Am I in love with this creature?
Am I like him? Am I bound to the dark?
Like him…
Like him I am in love but drowning in my thoughts.
Help me see the light. For I am blind!
So anxious and thoughtless inside.
I can’t make up my mind.
To love or not to love this creature!
I am drowning in the earth he walks on.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJIEK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111110111111101 10111101101011 1110011 1010001 11011110 1111111101 11 111101110011 111011111 11001001 111111 111111110 1110001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 486 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 371 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 105 |
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Submitted on February 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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